People under 50 turned away from Melbourne vaccination centre after new AstraZeneca advice
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Athena Stathoulas was turned away despite having confirmation for her appointment two days ago.
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A consent process for people under 50 who still want to get the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine will be available from today, following confusion that led to healthcare workers getting turned away from vaccination sites in Melbourne.
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The new advice says the Pfizer vaccine is preferred over AstraZeneca for people under 50 due to concerns about a very rare clotting disorder
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation says the AstraZeneca vaccine can be given where a person has made an informed choice